Old school rides: Let's see 'em!

[Team Dennis]

Originally Posted by HarveyMushman

What are you going to do to it? Doesn't look like it needs a resto . . .

It needs extensive clean-up and maintenance from 18 years of sitting. The picture makes it look better than it is. That is assuming I don't sell it first.

[HarveyMushman]

Originally Posted by Team Dennis

It needs extensive clean-up and maintenance from 18 years of sitting. The picture makes it look better than it is. That is assuming I don't sell it first.

In my mind's eye I saw a sweet streettracker or maybe a cafe racer.

[Team Dennis]

Originally Posted by HarveyMushman

In my mind's eye I saw a sweet streettracker or maybe a cafe racer.

[Rad]

Here is my Norton Rat

It has a long way to go

[gaspipe]

Originally Posted by Rad

Here is my Norton Rat

It has a long way to go

That's no rat. That's a beautiful bike, and an awesome alloy tank.

[Rad]

Originally Posted by gaspipe

That's no rat. That's a beautiful bike, and an awesome alloy tank.

Thanks, but if ya look close at the tank you can see many dents from race'n crash's. Gotta find someone who works on alloy tanks, It is a very high quality thick walled race tank.

[Vance]

This one is not my actual bike, but this was my first "real" dirt bike in the 70s. remember the Hodaka Dirt Squirt?:

[MotoMatt]

1971.5 OSSA Pioneer 250. Old school dual sport!

[eskimo]

oh, jeez, this thread is re-starting an itch I thought was long ago scratched.
Unreliable, unpredictable POSs. (I keep saying to myself.) Keep 'em coming...but if someone wheels out a black shadow, i'm toast.

[kbasa]

Less talk. More monkey.

[Flash]

Originally Posted by eskimo

oh, jeez, this thread is re-starting an itch I thought was long ago scratched.
Unreliable, unpredictable POSs. (I keep saying to myself.) Keep 'em coming...but if someone wheels out a black shadow, i'm toast.

It ain't a Shadow, but will a Prince do? Spotted at BYOB in June.





And my favorite part...GPS!

[B.Curvin]

Originally Posted by gaspipe

Hey, I have one of those:

I had one o' dem

[cat]

Originally Posted by MotoMatt

1971.5 OSSA Pioneer 250. Old school dual sport!

ohhhh no-ooooo...why did i sell it?! ;-\)

i had a 1972 (or 73?) Ossa ISDT Replica. same tank as yours, but white with red. i bought it new because i was tired of coming off my Yamaha CT2 when the shocks pumped up.
the Ossa had two problems: the Spanish Amal carb not only blew gas into the [cute little] air filter, but it was way too rich or something. i spent a lot of time fiddling with the fuel/oil ratio and special spark plugs... i can't remember how i eventually fixed it. the other problem was that the shocks were way too soft, even for my 55kg. but the frame geometry was so right, the bike just tracked on straight even with the rear end bouncing around.

[cat]

Originally Posted by Team Dennis

And still a cult classic.

what is it?
[i want it.] ;-)
it doesn't look stock - the frame isn't the stock frame, is it?

[Team Dennis]

Originally Posted by cat

what is it?
[i want it.] ;-)
it doesn't look stock - the frame isn't the stock frame, is it?

Stock except for turn signals and rear tail light. Yamaha SRX600 super single.